Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir has made a startling claim that someone tried to poison him for years when he was at the peak of his career. He was given Mercury in low dosages for a long time and this destroyed his knee joints as he fought the urge to get bedridden.
“When I recently got treated, including MRI and all, a statement was issued that I was given poison – Mercury. It is a slow poison; it reaches your joint and damages them. For 8-10 years, all my joints were treated. All my joints had gotten damaged and for this reason, I suffered for almost 6-7 years. But even then, I prayed to God, ‘Please don’t make me bedridden’. And thankfully, that never happened,” Nazir said on the Nadir Ali podcast.
“I used to walk around and all when people used to ask ‘You’re looking fine’. I doubted a lot of people but when and what did I eat, I cannot figure out. Because the poison doesn’t react instantly. It kills you for years. I still never wished badly for whoever did this. The person saving is better than the one who wants to kill,” he added.
The swashbuckling batter also revealed that he had spent his life savings on trying to treat his joint issues and in the end, it was former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi who bailed him out by lending him money.
“I have spent my entire life’s savings on my treatment. In the end, there was a final treatment, in which Shahid Afridi helped me a lot. He helped me in my time of need. I had nothing left when I met Shahid bhai. Within a day, my doctor received the money in his account. He said ‘No matter how much money is needed, my brother should get well’. He spent around 40-50 lakh. I was happy that he had told his manager ‘Don’t even ask about him. Keep sending how much money he needs. The credit even goes to my doctor that who never tried to cheat me. He stuck to the amount that was required,” added the former Pakistan opener.
Nazir played for Pakistan from 1999 to 2012. During this time, he played eight Test matches, 79 ODIs and 25 T20I games for his country.
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